Culture

Sheridan Arts Foundation & Steve Gumble's SBG Productions presents a Mardi Gras celebration with Zach Deputy. Zach Deputy is live at the historic Sheridan Opera House on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Tickets are $20 GA floor and $30 reserved balcony and on sale at SheridanOperaHouse.com. [caption id="attachment_48529" align="aligncenter" width="600"]...

Telluride Mountain School and the Rock and Roll Academy have put together an unforgettable evening of traditional blues featuring two legends: Phil Wiggins and Mark Galbo. The concert will be held at Arroyo Wine Bar on Thursday, February 19. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the...

On Valentine’s Day, in some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the threads, it means she will marry him. But most men in this country hedge their bets: married or no, it’s all about flowers....

Tickets on sale now for May 29 & May 30 installment of Blues & Brews adventure. [caption id="attachment_48343" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Where the living is easy - and bluesy.[/caption] The Durango Blues Train returns Friday and Saturday, May 29 and May 30, two unforgettable evenings of music aboard...

The Telluride Arts District is now accepting applications for the Small Grants for Artists. Funding for individual artist’s projects, professional development, and artist-to-artist workshops. Small grants support the innovation, creativity and professional development of individual artists living in the Telluride region. The small grants program is generously...

Beyond the Groove Productions presents Lettuce, with opening act Break Science, Club Red in Mountain Village, Friday & Saturday February 13 & 14. Doors, 7:30 p.m.; show time, 8 p.m. Club Red debuted with a sold-out show earlier this year and transforms the Telluride Conference Center into an...

February 5 to 12, 2015  Visible planets: Morning: Jupiter, Saturn   Evening: Venus, Mars The last week of Mercury retrograde is upon us and I can already feel the ruminating energy of directional planetary change. The snow has melted down here in the wild West End –...

The 16th annual Telluride Comedy Fest, Thursday, February 12 – Sunday, February 15, 8 p.m. nightly. New this year: LATE NIGHT FRIDAY SHOW, 11 p.m. ($30). All other tickets, $35/$40 (plus fees). Love is no laughing matter, except in Telluride, where comedy wraps around the Big Day,...

Telluride Arts’ programs director Britt Markey is more than just a pretty face. She is executive director Kate Jones’ abundantly talented aide de camp – and then some. [caption id="attachment_48272" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Hand, Britt Markey[/caption] With degrees in graphic design and fine art, Britt brings substantial design, organizational,...

Color is the backdrop of our lives. And the colors we surround ourselves with in daily life affect us profoundly. And they affected history. Writing in the Huff Post, Todd Van Luling talks about “8 Things You Didn’t Know About Color That Almost Too Ridiculous To Be...